Waipa Post Tuesday, April 10, 2018
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FAST RURAL BROADBAND Find out more from the team at TE AWAMUTU Established 1911 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1/119 Alexandra Street | 07-8706031 10839513AB Crash kills Royal silverware Kara¯piro man The man killed in a crash on State Highway 1, Kara¯piro, 040418NZHGBCOMMGAMES80 on Thursday, April 5 was NEW ZEALAND women’s 4000m Gregory William Brown, 43, of team pursuit (from left) of Kirsty Kara¯piro. James, Byrony Botha, Racquel Police were called to the Sheath and Rushlee Buchanan crash, which involved a truck being presented with their silver medals by the Duchess of Cornwall and a ute, on Tirau Rd at at the Anna Meares Velodrome on 4.27am. Thursday during the 2018 Gold Gregory was the driver of Coast Commonwealth Games. the ute. The crash is being investigated by the Serious Crash Unit. Hearing AGM Hearing Association Te Awamutu is holding its AGM at Te Awamutu RSA on Thursday, April 12 at 10am. For catering purposes please RSVP to Colin on 870 1999. Tea party St John's Anglican Church Hall in Te Awamutu is hosting an event to thank op shop volunteers. The event is on Saturday, First Kiwi Games medal comes April 14 at 3pm and includes a fashion parade of op shop in women’s team pursuit clothing, steam punkers and Rosetown Red Hatters. Entry $5 cash. Adventure scholarships Rushlee Buchanan has added a Common- their money in the first two kilometres . and Stewart and Tom Sexton were disqualified from Scholarships are now wealth Games silver medal to the bronze she then hold on for dear life, which is kind of what riding-off for bronze. available for Outward won at the UCI Track Cycling World Champion- the team pursuit is anyway.” They fielded an illegal bike on the start line, Bound’s three-week Classic ships in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, presented the meaning the deciding race against Canada was course in the Marlborough The women’s team pursuit of Buchahan, team with their medals. annulled. An appeal was denied and Wales Sounds. Racquel Sheath, Byrony Botha (all Te Awa- “I wasn’t sure if I should curtsy or shake replaced them. Outward Bound is an mutu Sports) and Kirstie James earned the hands,” said Buchanan. “But it’s a great place to New Zealand clocked 3m 56.294s, 4.253s outdoor adventure school. country’s first medal of the Games with silver be, and I’m super proud with a silver medal behind leaders Australia who later set a world During the course, in the event’s maiden appearance. wearing the silver fern.” record 3m 49.804s in the final. participants experience Having recorded second fastest time of 4m James noted the bittersweetness. Cycling New Zealand high performance indoor and outdoor 22.331s in qualifying, upstaging the Canadians “I’ve dreamed of coming to the Common- director Martin Barras took responsibility. and English teams, the quartet rode off for gold wealth Games since I was a kid. It’s pretty “There are regulations that pertain to the challenges like sailing, against hot favourites Australia. emotional to finally be here standing on the exact set-up the bike can be configured in, and camping and rock climbing to The Kiwis started with pluck, but were podium representing New Zealand. one of our bikes was found to be outside those learn to test their limits, gain lapped by Australia in the final metre of the “It’s always tough in a team pursuit getting configurations by five or six millimetres in the independence and work as a race. silver because you just lost the race. After the front cockpit. team. The hosts lowered their own Games record legs stop hurting, we’ll let the moment sink in.” “It’s a failing on the team’s part, it’s a failing For more information by clocking 4m 15.214s; New Zealand were 9.322s The Kiwis recorded the second fastest time on my part as the director of the programme, contact 0800 688 927 or adrift. That could not dent the pride of Te of 4m 22.331s in qualifying, 0.153s ahead of and I can guarantee no other bike is going onto [email protected] Awamutu’s golden girl, Buchanan. Canada. the track with a set-up that hasn’t conformed to or visit tinyurl.com/y8l9ss5x “It’s a huge honour to win New Zealand’s Earlier, drama enveloped the opening day the regulations. first medal of the Games and make history. when the men’s team pursuit of Regan Gough, “It was a particularly painful apology to “We wanted to give the Aussies a run for Te Awamutu Sports’ Nick Kergozou, Campbell make to all the riders for what just happened.” DAIRY, DRY STOCK OR HORTICULTURAL, THERE’S A SUZUKI KINGQUAD TO HELP PRICED TO SELL MAKEE YOURYOUR DAYDAY JUSTJUST THATTHAT MUCHMUCH E EASIER.A Honda CRF1000AG WAS $22,595 NOW $19,795 Honda CB300RAG Honda CB300FAG Suzuki LT-F400FL8 WAS $7,995 WAS $7,995 KingQuad $9,995 NOW $6,795 NOW $6,627 plus gst *Price includes GST, excludes ORC. Terms and conditions apply. Only while stocks lasts. No other promotions apply.*apply.* 2 Waipa Post Tuesday, April 10, 2018 ■ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Have a say on projected rates increase Take the kids fi shing these Do you know of families If you are not happy with the foundly affect your future and Power to the people only struggling, pensioners just get- quality of service provided by that of the district. There is an comes from us working collec- school holidays! ting by, or others who may be your Council, lavish spending assumption that we may be tively together to make a stand profoundly impacted on by the attitude of Council, lack of ignored. and be heard and here is that projected rates increases? transparency and accountabil- We may even get the same opportunity, as it is our money Then you should take the ity and lack of resolve on core old, same old collective cogni- that keeps council operating — opportunity to have your con- infrastructure to sustain tive response from council staff so it’s us, the people, who cerns heard by lodging a sub- growth then I encourage you all that is ‘your point is noted’. decide, not Council how it mission on the Waipa District to lodge you concerns and em- But if we do not raise our should be spent. Council 10 Year Plan 2018 — power others to do the same. concerns, you cannot say you or HAYDEN WOODS (Abridged) 2028. This document will pro- others have not tried. Te Awamutu Shared water to Lake needs extra input for cleanup benefit Hamilton Range of kids Ugly fi sh Sunglasses in store Blame climate change, improving its quality. No response. duck feeding mums and kids, On a council organised bus In your article “Developers On the topic of the shared whatever — but undeniably trip on Friday, March 16 a pay for new infrastructure”, if water company, it is good to Cambridge’s Lake Te Ko Utu Lakewood spokesperson said surface-water discharge is hear that some councillors don't has this summer become a no surface water would go counted as infrastructure, bow to high pressure and scare potential health hazard. into the lake, implying that shouldn’t the developers pay tactics by big business and In July 2016, at an open day consent approval would be their fair share? Hamilton city. They have at The Pink Church, prohibitive. I think that a contribution enough sense to recognise the Lakewood Developments I suggested that surely the to cleaning up the lake would scheme will mainly benefit big announced their plans, prom- desirability of their residen- be a philanthropic act. brother Hamilton and big busi- ising that surface water from tial properties depended upon Let’s have some response ness, with Waipa ratepayers the development, appropri- the lake not becoming a stink- from the developers and the subsidising Hamilton and get- ately filtered, would be ing mess, and if it did, would ratepayers. ting a lesser benefit. Winter Trout Fishing Licenses discharged into the lake in- they expect ratepayers to foot BRIAN DUNSTAN GRAHAM BURCHELL available online or in store Mon - Fri creasing its flow-through thus the bill. Cambridge Te Awamutu Stand our ground on united water control company How refreshing Waipa Coun- is formed, it will result in our and ratepayers. Folk might re- tional corporations should not cil stood their ground and didn’t water commercialised and search just what the govern- apply to water. capitulate to the united water under the ownership/control of ment is. A puppet, being ‘The The formation of a united control company. an overseas corporation. Coun- New Zealand Government’, a water company starts down a Nestle and Coca Cola (and cillors who support the notion registered SEC corporation con- slippery slope of all water other overseas interests) buy up may not have realised what the trolled by the Securities resources ultimately controlled control of water resources result will be. Exchange Commission in by corporate profiteering. world-wide, at ridiculously low Government interference Washington DC which kowtows Keep control of Waipa water leases, and charge exorbitant with a democratic community to UN, NWO dictates. with our community. 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu fees for water. decision indicates they do not ‘Big is better’ and ‘total cor- BRYAN MITCHELL If a water resource company act in the interests of citizens porate control’ by mega interna- Te Awamutu PH: 871 3474 (FISH) LG 7KG FRONT LOAD BEKO FREESTANDING BEKO UPRIGHT WASHING MACHINE DISHWASHER FRIDGE/FREEZER WD1207NCW DFN16420X BBM335W $834 $744 $999 EDEN PURE WOOL FUR THROWS SOPHIE STEEN PILLOWS DUVET INNER starting from Range In Store Starting From Queen size starting FROM $149 $149 $149 $59 STRAWBRIDGES 100% TE AWAMUTU OWNED & OPERATED 319 Alexandra Street • Phone 07 871 7090 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Waipa Post 3 Women flock to travelling body confidence workshop BRIDGE CLOSURE Bowman Road Bridge will be closed to all traffic from Monday 16 April to Friday 20 April while it undergoes maintenance.